INFLAMMATION OF THE BOWELS. Mothers' Remedies.—1.—Inflammation of the Bowels: Excellent Remedy
Historical excerpt from “Mother's Remedies: Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada” for “INFLAMMATION OF THE BOWELS. Mothers' Remedies.—1.—Inflammation of the Bowels”.
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"First bathe the abdomen with warm salt water, then lay over the navel a piece of lard the size of black walnut. Hold the hand over this until it softens; then rub well into the bowels. This often relieves when pills and powders fail." The massaging brings about action of the bowels without a cathartic usually. Sweet oil or olive oil instead of lard, will do as well.
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